REMEMBERS THE SHAPE

[Cold Open]

I have carried entire winters

Inside a summer smile...

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

They see the sunlight in my eyes

But never hear the storms inside

I learned to laugh beneath the rain

And hide the weight of all my pain

I wear the warmth of brighter days

While colder memories remain

And every time they call me strong

I wonder how I've played along

[Pre-Chorus]

If you could see beneath my skin

The silent world I'm living in

Would you still tell me I'm alright

Or stay beside me through the night?

[Chorus]

I carry winters in my smile

I've held the cold for such a while

And though the world sees summer skies

There's frozen rain behind my eyes

I carry winters in my smile

And make the lonely hours worthwhile

But underneath the light I show

There are a thousand shades of snow

[Build-up]

[Drop]

[Verse 2]

I've danced beneath a golden sky

While something in me said goodbye

I've held the hands of those I love

And still felt distant from their touch

I learned to give what I don't own

A little warmth I've never known

And every heart I've tried to save

Has never seen the price I paid

[Breakdown]

[Spoken Reflection]

They always ask me

Why I'm smiling...

But nobody ever asks

What it costs.

[Bridge]

And if one day the winter ends

Will I remember warmth again?

Or have I lived inside the cold

So long it's all I've ever known?

I don't need someone to repair

The broken things I've learned to bear

Just someone who can understand

And stay when summer turns to sand

[Build-up]

[Final Chorus]

I carry winters in my smile

I've held the cold for such a while

And though the world sees summer skies

There's frozen rain behind my eyes

I carry winters in my smile

And make the lonely hours worthwhile

But underneath the light I show

There are a thousand shades of snow

[Final Drop]

[Outro]

I have carried entire winters...

Inside a summer smile.